Humans and giant insects share a formal tea party.

Civility persists even at the edge of the uncanny, as mantis limbs curl delicately around fine china and antennae drift above a lace tablecloth like question marks no one dares ask. The amber light softens the gathering into something almost domestic, almost ordinary, the cookies on the plate untouched and patient. The beetle portraits on the wall watch over all of it with the calm authority of ancestors.

Jul 4, 2026

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